A YOUNG man sat on a park bench, bawling. A little boy saw him and said, “Sir, what’s wrong? Sir, what’s wrong?” The man told him the story about his brother who was in prison. His brother was on death row and would be executed in the next few days. The man desperately wanted to … Continue reading “PRAYER,
JESUS’ NAME”
PRAYER, DOXOLOGY
THEY had a sale not too long ago of items that had belonged to “The King,” Elvis Presley. One of his cars sold for $277,000. One of his outfits sold for $113,000. By the time the auction was over, five million dollars’ worth of The King’s goods were sold. There is only one problem. The … Continue reading “PRAYER,
DOXOLOGY”
PRAYER, DELIVERANCE THROUGH
A WOMAN was in labor with her first baby and was experiencing much pain and anguish. That is natural for being in labor. The problem was that the pain wasn’t producing a delivery. The idea is that the more the pain comes and the closer the distance between the pain, the closer you are to … Continue reading “PRAYER,
DELIVERANCE THROUGH”
PRAYER, ACCESS IN
GOD is like 7-Eleven used to be. 7-Eleven used to be open 24/7. If you ran out of milk, you could run up to 7-Eleven. If you ran out of bread, you could go to 7-Eleven. The idea would be that when everyone else is closed, a convenience store would be open to meet your … Continue reading “PRAYER,
ACCESS IN”
PRAISE, POWER OF
A MAN was trying to teach his horse to obey and to stop and start on command. The man was a very religious man, so he came up with a couple of religious statements to use in training his horse. He trained the horse to go on the command words, “Praise the Lord!” He trained … Continue reading “PRAISE,
POWER OF”
POWER, ACCESSING
MOST people get where they want to go by car. The power, the force in the car, takes them where they want to go. All the person has to do is position themselves correctly. In other words, if the car is in the garage and if the person is in the house, they may have … Continue reading “POWER,
ACCESSING”
PERSPECTIVE, POWER OF
A LITTLE boy was playing in the backyard with his bat and ball. “I’m the greatest baseball player in the world.” Then he tossed the ball in the air, swung, and missed. Undaunted, he picked up the ball, threw it into the air, and said to himself, “I’m the greatest player ever!” He swung at … Continue reading “PERSPECTIVE,
POWER OF”
PERSPECTIVE, POSITION OF
THE TECHNOLOGY of teleconferencing is commonly used now because of the money it saves in travel and time. With teleconferencing, if your company is having a meeting in Chicago and you are located in Dallas, they can pull up a video screen to include you in the meeting. Even though you are not physically at … Continue reading “PERSPECTIVE,
POSITION OF”
PERSPECTIVE, NEED FOR
A MAN rushed into the house in a panic-stricken state. His wife looked at him, and said, “What’s wrong?” He said, “We’re in deep trouble.” She said, “What is it?” “It’s the car.” “What’s wrong with the car?” “Water. There’s water in the carburetor. It won’t work.” “What!” “There’s water in the carburetor, and the … Continue reading “PERSPECTIVE,
NEED FOR”
PERSPECTIVE, IMPORTANCE OF
WHEN the quarterback goes to the sidelines during a game and you see him put headphones over his ears, guess what he’s doing? He’s talking to the man in the booth, the offensive or defensive coordinator. Why? Because they are always situated up high looking low. The ability of the quarterback to function on the … Continue reading “PERSPECTIVE,
IMPORTANCE OF”